Search - Junior Senior :: D-D-Don't Don't Stop the Beat

Pretty decent dance music - definitely a guilty pleasure - 3

C. Cross | 12/30/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Let it first be known that this album is VERY silly and cheesy. Don't listen to this expecting the next "Abbey Road." However, for the style of music that Junior Senior creates, it is pretty entertaining although kind of forgettable longterm (though there's an odd charm with some of the songs that make you like them, a sort of guilty pleasure). Unfortunately, the second track on the album, "Rhythm Bandits", has an EXTREMELY better single version than what's on the album which completely baffles me (it's one of my favorites by Junior Senior). Junior Senior is entirely about fun, and if you listen to it without that in mind then you'll be sorely disapointed. If you don't like pure fun and silly albums then you'll be disappointed. Not essential at all, but buy it if you are looking for a silly and dancy album or if you have nothing better to get.



Highlights include:

"Go Junior Go Senior"

"Move Your Feet"

"Shake Your Coconuts"

"Boy Meets Girl"

"Shake Me Baby"

"C'mon" (barely)

"Good Girl Bad Boy" (barely)

"Dynamite" (barely)"

Better than you would think

Scott B. Saul | COOPER CITY, FL USA | 08/20/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"this is a weird cd b/c it is so hard to categorize. It is danceable, dorky, gay overtoned, cheesy, bubble gummish yet, it actually rocks! There's even cool, fuzzed out guitar all over it.



It cannt be for the dance crowd b/c of the cool guitar and references to 70's punk acts.



could it appeal to rockers? It is very danceable, makes you want to jump around your car while listening to it.



Is it for the gay crowd only? I don't think so b/c there is a call for girls.



Is it top 40 trash? No, it is too damn inventive!



"Coconuts" and "move your feet" are actually cool rock songs!



I think, what the other reviewer said, is true. This is danceable Cramps/Ramones/B-52/60's garage band music.



In conclusion, since it is difficult to be categorized, that means they are more original, less derivative and therefore this is a thumbs up cd.



It has great cross over appeal since it does rock, groove, twange and is very catchy. This is the ultimate guilty pleasure cd!"

Catchy, but borderline obnoxious

K. D. Kelly | sf, ca | 01/24/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I've heard Junior Senior put on quite a show live, and it's easy to imagine while listening to this frenetic set, but just like conversations can come across as banal or simplistic when transcribed, "D-D-Don't Don't" definitely stutters, occasionally snagged in its own groove, with some "umm" and "y'know" peppering the mix as well. Still, while JS has some maturing to do before it reaches the level of a powerhouse like Basement Jaxx, there are standouts at least worth a download while you wait. With "Move Your Feet," Junior Senior crafted the most contagious, overlooked dance gem of 2003. Reminiscent of the Jackson 5, Ohio Players and Sacramento's !!!, the song blazes in a roller disco sort of way. "Chicks and Dicks" channels a '50s girls band sound with a '60s guys garage band intensity. And "Shake Your Coconuts" has the oddly tasty distinction of sounding like Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley fronting KC & the Sunshine Band. Sadly, much of the rest of the album, I've determined after repeated listens, is either filler or musical experiments better to have been aborted. "D-D-Don't" comes across in the same vein as Bis' frenetic beast "New Transistor Heroes," like a kid on two gallons of soda in a fingerpainting competition. It's fun stuff but it's got no soul."